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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Complaints Against Newspaper Publisher for Lack of Vicarious Liability Under Negotiable Instruments Act. Publisher Not Liable for Dishonour of Cheques Issued by Employees Without Authorisation.

The petitioner, Lokmat Media Private Limited, a newspaper publishing company, filed multiple writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of I...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Decides State's Appeal Against Acquittal for Offences Under IPC Sections 376(2)(f), 376(2)(k), 354, 354A, 354B, 341, 342. Case Involved Alleged Sexual Assault by Editor-in-Chief on Employee During THiNK Fest 2013.

The State of Goa filed an appeal against the acquittal of the respondent, the Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka magazine, who was charged with sexual assault...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in Unlawful Assembly and Rioting Case — No Prima Facie Case of Murder Made Out. Court Held That Section 302 IPC Is Not Attracted as There Was No Common Intention to Kill and the Death Was Caused by a Single Blow During a Sudden Fight.

The judgment pertains to three criminal applications filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking anticipatory bail in con...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Dismisses Criminal Appeals, Upholds Conviction of Six Accused for Murder under Sections 302, 120B, 149 IPC. Electronic Evidence from CCTV Footage, Despite Defective Section 65B Certificate, Considered Alongside Other Evidence to Confirm Guilt.

This judgment decides six criminal appeals against the conviction and life imprisonment of the accused for the murder of Jitendra Marotrao Gawande at ...

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High Court Upholds Rent Control Act, Denying Britannia’s Claim for Market Rent

The fixation of standard rent for an upscale apartment in Mumbai, which was rented to Maya Sunil Alagh, the wife of Britannia's former Managing Direct...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Transfer of Assistant Town Planner for Facebook Post Critical of Democracy. Expression of Opinion on Social Media Protected Under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution.

The petitioner, Jayant Sarvottamrao Kharwadkar, was an Assistant Town Planner in the Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad, with 19 years of service and a...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Draft Development Plan and Extension Under Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. General Body Resolution Modifying Draft Plan Upheld as Legislative Function; Ex Post Facto Extension Held Permissible.

This judgment arose from writ petitions filed before the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court challenging the notification dated 4 February 2016 ...

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Bombay High Court on its Own Motion Proceeds Against Individual for Scandalous Facebook Posts Targeting Judges. Court Stresses That Such Vicious Attacks on Judiciary Constitute Gross Criminal Contempt Undermining Rule of Law.

Suo-motu criminal contempt proceedings were initiated by the Bombay High Court against an individual who, through his Facebook profile, published a se...

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Bombay High Court Quashes CBFC Cuts Imposed on Film on Drug Addiction; Holds Pre-Censorship Must Conform to Article 19(2) Reasonable Restrictions. State's Decision to Delete References to Punjab and Mutilate Content Violates Freedom of Speech Under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.

The first petitioner, a film production company, sought a writ of certiorari to quash the decision of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) w...